Published in East African medical journal
The seroprevalence for antibodies to HIV-1, HTLV-1, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) were determined in a large group of Mozambican refugees living in Swaziland. Serum samples were collected from a total of 398 refugees located in the two camps (Ndzevane and Malindza). The prevalence for antibodies in the...
Published in European journal of clinical nutrition
Whether or not to provide nutrition rehabilitation for children with protein-energy malnutrition remains controversial. Hospital-based rehabilitation has been criticized as a waste of time and money due to the high levels of case fatality during treatment, after discharge, and among children who abscond. Nutrition rehabilitation centers (NRCs) were...
Published in Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Vaginal misoprostol is a safe, low-cost drug particularly suitable in women of high average parity having late, fetal death.
Published in East African medical journal
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major health problem worldwide, but especially in Africa. Little has been published on the levels of exposure to HBV in populations from Mozambique, while there is no published report on the seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the Mozambican population. The authors tested samples of blood sera from 42...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
The authors of the 1993 World Development Report "Investing in Health," along with other international health professionals, believe rural health insurance in Africa to be unfeasible. However, this belief excludes from the policy debate the option of allowing rural households to make direct financial contributions to the cost of their health care w...
Published in World health statistics quarterly. Rapport trimestriel de statistiques sanitaires mondiales
This article reports on an examination of maternal mortality in Guinea-Bissau during 1989-90. Verbal autopsies were conducted and matched to hospital and health center records. The 145 maternal deaths identified in this study were matched to controls. The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) was 914/100,000 live births. The MMR for hospitals wa...
Published in Safe motherhood
Midwives in Ethiopia, Fiji, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Nepal are field testing a set of midwifery training modules developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to help countries strengthen their maternal health services. The modules are being tested for use in in-service courses although the WHO hopes that they may ultimately be adopted into trai...
Published in Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
A case control study included 49 women diagnosed with post-cesarean endometritis-myometritis (PCEM) and 47 controls who had also undergone a cesarean section but had no PCEM. Controls were matched with cases by age, parity, and days postpartum. All cases and controls delivered at Maputo Central Hospital in Mozambique. The study aimed to define pote...
Published in Cahiers de sociologie et de démographie médicales
African governments are generally plagued with inadequate public health care systems, rapid population growth, low or negative economic growth rates, and shrinking government budgets. How to finance the expansion of health care and improve the quality of services in such a context is one of the most important issues they face. In Guinea-Bissau, the...
Published in Health for the millions
In India, the standard regimen (SR) for treating tuberculosis consisted of a 2-month intensive treatment by 2-3 inexpensive drugs followed by a 10-month course using 2 drugs. In the 1980s, this course was shortened to 6 months owing to the powerful drugs rifampicin and pyrazinamide. Thiacetazone was also replaced by the more expensive but less toxi...
